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Acts 13:27
For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, since they did not recognize Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled their words by condemning Him.
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Acts 7:2
“ Brothers and fathers,” he said,“ listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
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1 Corinthians 2 6
However, we do speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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James 2:1
My brothers, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
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John 15:22-25
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin.The one who hates Me also hates My Father.If I had not done the works among them that no one else has done, they would not have sin. Now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.But this happened so that the statement written in their scripture might be fulfilled: They hated Me for no reason.
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John 16:3
They will do these things because they haven’t known the Father or Me.
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Acts 3:16-17
By faith in His name, His name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Him has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.“ And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.
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Psalms 24:7-10
Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in.Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in.Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah
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John 7:48
Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
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1 Timothy 1 13
one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.
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John 12:40-43
He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I would heal them.Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the synagogue.For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
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John 9:39-41
Jesus said,“ I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him,“ We aren’t blind too, are we?”“ If you were blind,” Jesus told them,“ you wouldn’t have sin. But now that you say,‘ We see’— your sin remains.
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1 Corinthians 1 26-1 Corinthians 1 28
Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world— what is viewed as nothing— to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,
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2 Corinthians 3 14
but their minds were closed. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ.
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John 8:19
Then they asked Him,“ Where is Your Father?”“ You know neither Me nor My Father,” Jesus answered.“ If you knew Me, you would also know My Father.”
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John 3:19-21
“ This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”
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Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said,“ I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.
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Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said,“ Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided His clothes and cast lots.